HitokiriGensai
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That would be my self-diagnosis, for sure. I'm eager to see what people will think once I get a demo up, though.
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YEA or NAY: Romance
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James Richardson
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I enjoy a small amount of romance. But it definitely needs to be built up a lot first. I don't wanna meet some person and then bam they are in love. They have to have history together, building their relationship. But the great thing with relationships is that EVERYONE in the world experiences it. It will help a player feel a stronger connection. Relationships like in Fable are my favorite type. It doesn't have to be done, but can be done when wanted.
Commander Ju
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as long as it is meaningful to the plot or character development, I am all in
I love to have good romance in games, especially how it was done in FF8 and ToS2. Love done in stories can make characters grow a lot!
However, I usually don't care for the side quest romances in games like Mass Effect and Dragon Age (even though I loved the games themselves) because they don't feel like an actual part of the story. True endings and canon are usually the main reason for that opinion.
If I know the ending wasn't intended, I can never actually complete the story in my mind with an optional ending package. I still do however enjoy romantic interactions, even if I know they weren't "canon".
Romance can be a bad thing for me too- I didn't care for the FF13 romance with Snow and his fiancee, since it started before the story even really began.
A game with a complete lack of romance is very boring for me though. I like to watch love bloom, even it is subtle or scarce, but not forced like how it was done in Star Ocean 4.
My opinions are a bit mixed, I know! Romance is definitely a challenging concept to deliver well.
However, I usually don't care for the side quest romances in games like Mass Effect and Dragon Age (even though I loved the games themselves) because they don't feel like an actual part of the story. True endings and canon are usually the main reason for that opinion.
If I know the ending wasn't intended, I can never actually complete the story in my mind with an optional ending package. I still do however enjoy romantic interactions, even if I know they weren't "canon".
Romance can be a bad thing for me too- I didn't care for the FF13 romance with Snow and his fiancee, since it started before the story even really began.
A game with a complete lack of romance is very boring for me though. I like to watch love bloom, even it is subtle or scarce, but not forced like how it was done in Star Ocean 4.
My opinions are a bit mixed, I know! Romance is definitely a challenging concept to deliver well.
I really love romance in games and sometimes will buy a game solely because it has romance (and a female protagonist) either as a sub or main plot that I can influence with my choices. games like Mass Effect and Dragon Age do it best for me, also Persona 3 Portable! all great examples of stuff I like.
Visual Novels, while a lot of them are based primarily on romance, are usually VERY poorly written. the romance is either really rushed or gets to a point where I cannot relate with the protagonist anymore. the story usually becomes pressed for new, interesting content as it goes on and almost always lacks a variety of choices that really impact the flow of the story.
so yeah in short, a good romance can really make a game for me. all the better if it has a female protag I can play and relationships I can pursue/characters I can influence with my own choices.
Visual Novels, while a lot of them are based primarily on romance, are usually VERY poorly written. the romance is either really rushed or gets to a point where I cannot relate with the protagonist anymore. the story usually becomes pressed for new, interesting content as it goes on and almost always lacks a variety of choices that really impact the flow of the story.
so yeah in short, a good romance can really make a game for me. all the better if it has a female protag I can play and relationships I can pursue/characters I can influence with my own choices.
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Be careful of necro-posting, as this thread has been inactive for almost a year.
I haven't said anything about my game on the forum yet, but it (my game) does have a romance in it. It's not a serious one, however it is a large part of the story that I created.
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Thread closed due to not being active for over a year, before my previous reply. Original poster has not been on forum, in last 10 months.
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